Thread: How many allowed????

There was a recent study out of Mississippi that looked into this, and it turns out that their findings support exactly what the Indiana biologist(s) stated, and that Indiana has the right regulation in place. Result highlights included the following:

> On average, the catch per hour for crappie "trollers" with no restrictions on number of poles used was 3 times greater than for single "polers."
> The more poles used, the greater the crappie catch rate, though the curve did flatten out, suggesting you eventually reach a point of diminishing returns with more poles.
> The average harvest rate for one troller fishing with three poles was similar to the harvest rate obtained by one poler, suggesting Indiana regs strike the perfect balance based on the data.
> Also based on their findings, they were able to model possible scenarios. With a 50/50 mix of polers and trollers (unlimited number of poles), crappie harvest goes up by 30 percent versus a single pole restricted fishery. And, if a fishery becomes a 100% trolling fishery (no single polers), anglers would harvest about 70% more crappie than a single pole only fishery.

-T9

Polecat,until you truly spider rig(6to12 rods)you are missing a great experience.Spelled FUN and relaxing.

Originally Posted by Team9nine

There was a recent study out of Mississippi that looked into this, and it turns out that their findings support exactly what the Indiana biologist(s) stated, and that Indiana has the right regulation in place. Result highlights included the following:

> On average, the catch per hour for crappie "trollers" with no restrictions on number of poles used was 3 times greater than for single "polers."
> The more poles used, the greater the crappie catch rate, though the curve did flatten out, suggesting you eventually reach a point of diminishing returns with more poles.
> The average harvest rate for one troller fishing with three poles was similar to the harvest rate obtained by one poler, suggesting Indiana regs strike the perfect balance based on the data.
> Also based on their findings, they were able to model possible scenarios. With a 50/50 mix of polers and trollers (unlimited number of poles), crappie harvest goes up by 30 percent versus a single pole restricted fishery. And, if a fishery becomes a 100% trolling fishery (no single polers), anglers would harvest about 70% more crappie than a single pole only fishery.

-T9

number of poles doesn't matter when you have a limit of 25 fish 25 is all you can take 50 poles or 1.

catch fillet I suppose you may be right. I better try the experience before I start knocking it.

Originally Posted by wannabe fisherman

number of poles doesn't matter when you have a limit of 25 fish 25 is all you can take 50 poles or 1.

That's not necessarily true... Let's say you hook one, and you're taking the fish off the hook and three more hit and swallow the hook but are undersized? Do you think most would count it towards their limit? Or how about the fish that are miss handled when releasing?

Originally Posted by wannabe fisherman

number of poles doesn't matter when you have a limit of 25 fish 25 is all you can take 50 poles or 1.

That's not necessarily true... Let's say you hook one, and you're taking the fish off the hook and three more hit and swallow the hook but are undersized? Do you think most would count it towards their limit? Or how about the fish that are miss handled when releasing?

If you need more then three then your doing something wrong.... 3 will keep you plenty busy!

Originally Posted by wannabe fisherman

number of poles doesn't matter when you have a limit of 25 fish 25 is all you can take 50 poles or 1.

This is why I highlighted certain terms. In this case, when you are talking about "harvest rate", or the number of keepers you keep over the course of a fishing trip and take home, you have to remember that most anglers on most days never catch their limit of legal fish. Creel surveys have documented this over and over. Also, keep in mind that the study was on 3 lakes in Mississippi, all of which, I believe, have a 12" size limit. So while your point about only being able to keep so many fish regardless of how many poles you catch is correct, it still doesn't mean that just because you fish with 10 poles you'll get your limit of, say, 25 keeper fish, especially if you have a size limit in play. Simply look at the Slabmaster results to see that not everyone who uses more than 1 pole per person comes in with a limit of 7 fish at every event, not to mention how many more wouldn't if they allowed you to keep 25 per person to weigh like Indiana regs allow.

-T9